Columbia University has canceled this year’s main commencement ceremony days after calling on New York City police to arrest dozens of students and faculty participating in pro-Palestinian protests. “We have decided to make the centerpiece of our Commencement activities our Class Days and school-level ceremonies, where students are honored individually …
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As representatives for Hamas arrived in Cairo to continue peacemaking negotiations on Saturday, Israeli officials appeared to reject the impending end of the war, according to several reports. Israeli newspaper Haaretz spoke with an anonymous Israeli official Saturday who said “Israel will, under no circumstances, agree to end the war …
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A large group of pro-Israel protesters attacked students at a Gaza Solidarity Encampment established at the University of California, Los Angeles, campus late Tuesday night. The escalation in violence against protesters at the California school took place as battalions of law enforcement raided Columbia University and the City College of …
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Some startling rumors emerged shortly after New York Police Department officers — clad in what looked like every piece of riot gear available to the department — stormed Columbia University to forcibly remove and arrest student protesters occupying a campus building. These weren’t students; these were professional agitators. These skilled …
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Student protesters at Columbia University occupied Hamilton Hall, one of the most iconic buildings of the school’s campus, in a late-night escalation of ongoing pro-Palestinian demonstrations. In the early hours of Tuesday, dozens of students rushed into the hall and began using furniture to barricade entrances — recreating an occupation …
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The Weeknd is pledging another $2 million to help feed families in Gaza. The donation comes from his XO Humanitarian Fund, which helps combat global hunger. The $2 million will be used to make more than 18 million loaves of bread and feed more than 157,000 Palestinians for a month, …
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WASHINGTON — “You look beautiful in your blood-stained gown,” a protester shouted at a finely dressed woman, opulent in heels and done up to perfection as she made her way to the Washington Hilton, the site of this year’s annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Saturday, April 27. The …
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President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the phone Sunday to discuss a potential hostage and cease-fire deal along with other demands as the assault in Gaza continues. On Sunday, the White House said Biden inquired about the likelihood of a deal with Hamas to release …
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Amid his ongoing criminal hush-money trial,former President Donald Trump called the 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, which led to the death of a woman, a “peanut” in comparison to anti-war protests calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. “We’re having protests all over,” Trump told reporters outside of the …
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The United Nations is calling for an “independent, effective and transparent ” investigation into the discovery of mass graves at two major hospitals in Gaza following the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the occupied medical complexes. Earlier this week, the Palestinian Civil Defense said it had uncovered hundreds of bodies …
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